> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://devdocs.xbox.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Partner Center features overview

> Explore Partner Center features for XBOX products, including Packages, Store listings, Properties, Pricing and availability, and gaming metadata.

The Partner Center features section provides you with additional information about the commonly used features, workflows, and configurations for XBOX products in Partner Center.

For your products in Partner Center, you might need to configure:

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When you've finished configuring everything, you might want to submit the product for [Certification](/publishing/game-publishing/concepts/certification/certification-overview), or you might want to [Review and publish](/publishing/game-publishing/concepts/modular-submission).

## Partner Center how-to guides

If you're unsure about how to configure the settings for your product, select **Partner Center how-to guides** in this guide's table of contents. You'll find how-to guides for a variety of topics including: creating new products, configuring your game's schedule for a variety of release types, setting up trials, and creating discs.

## Frequently asked questions

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  <Accordion title="From Partner Center and in your documentation, I'm getting directed to instructions for app publishing. Am I following the right set of guidance?">
    For most categories, apps and games share similar instructions both product types use the same Partner Center portal. You can use the instructions for app submission almost interchangeably. Select **MSIX** for the base game and **App addon** for game add-ons instructions.

    However, Games have additional parameters and more addon options. For sections in Partner Center that are specific for games, all instructions are listed here in the game publishing guide.
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  <Accordion title="Is having a developer account on Partner Center the same as being in a developer program?">
    Signing up for a developer account on Partner Center allows you to submit an app or game to the Microsoft Store. This doesn't mean that you've joined a game developer program like [ID@XBOX](https://www.xbox.com/games/id).
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## Next steps

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## Related topics

- [Metadata overview](/publishing/game-publishing/concepts/metadata-overview.md)
- [Discs overview](/publishing/game-publishing/concepts/discs-overview.md)
- [Playtest overview](/publishing/game-publishing/concepts/playtest.md)
- [Publishing overview](/publishing/game-publishing/overview.md)
- [Partner Center account and access management](/publishing/game-publishing/concepts/developer-account.md)